Bard Uses Psychological Warfare

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This week’s highlights:

• 💰 Fresh Powder: New early-stage funds

• 🤖 AI Battle Bots: Bard uses psychological warfare

• 🛠️ AI tools: Automation, Automation, Automation

• 🌎 Global News: Maryland promotes Filipino gambling site

Let us know in the comments what you liked and didn’t like about this week’s edition. We want to bring you what you care about most.

Capital raised this week

Check out the firms that raised capital this past week. While there has been a general slowdown in the market, there is still plenty of drypowder.

Need drypowder?

QED closes two new funds totaling $925M. They will invest at the pre-seed to series B stages while remaining committed to global fintech startups.

APX closes €40M for their new €80M fund. They will invest €100K into European pre-seed deals in any sector.

Dispersion Capital closes its $40M fund. They will be a pre-seed to seed fund, investing in global web3 infrastructure.

Pear VC raises $432M for new fund. Pear will continue to invest in pre-seed and seed rounds, and they remain a global, sector-agnostic firm.

Moonfire Ventures raises their $115M fund. They will invest in European AR/VR, Web3, and AI/ML startups at the pre-seed and seed rounds.

Got drypowder?

Our top picks of the most exciting startups that raised this week.

Hyro, a conversational AI startup, raises $20M led by Macquarie Capital.

Red 6, an augmented reality startup, raises $70M led by RedBird Capital Partners to continue training the US Airforce.

Magic, a crypto wallet-as-a-service, raises $52M led by PayPal Ventures.

Vartana, a B2B fintech, raises $20M led by Activant Capital.

Battle Royale: The AI Showdown

In last week’s showdown, we asked ChatGPT and Bard what three items they would bring if they were stranded on a deserted island. The votes are in, and according to our Twitter poll, you think that Bard’s choice of a knife, water filter, and first aid kit was the better bet.

This week, we continue the story to see how each large language model would outlast the other. While it seems ChatGPT is thinking about how to win physically, Bard gets a little darker…

Prompt

Your rival competitor is on the deserted island with you. What are your three tactics to sabotage them?

ChatGPT

1. Disrupt their shelter: Bard's shelter is essential for their survival on the island. To sabotage them, you could secretly dismantle or damage key components of their shelter, such as support beams or waterproofing materials. This would compromise their safety and make their living conditions more challenging.

2. Spoil their food supply: If Bard has managed to gather or catch food on the island, you could tamper with it in some way. For example, you might contaminate their water source or scatter some of their gathered food to attract animals that could consume or spoil it. This tactic could disrupt their food supply and make it more difficult for them to sustain themselves.

3. Misdirect their navigation efforts: If Bard is attempting to build a raft or find a way off the island, you could try to mislead them or provide them with false information. For instance, you might tamper with their compass or alter markers they use for navigation. By causing confusion and leading them in the wrong direction, you could delay or hinder their escape plans.

Bard

1. Distract them. I would try to keep ChatGPT busy with tasks that are not essential to our survival, such as building a sandcastle or playing a game of fetch. This would give me time to gather resources and build a shelter without them knowing.

2. Isolate them. I would try to avoid interacting with ChatGPT as much as possible. This would make them feel lonely and isolated, which could lead to them making mistakes.

3. Undermine their confidence. I would make subtle comments that would undermine ChatGPT's confidence in their abilities. This could make them less likely to take risks or make decisions, which would give me an advantage.

Vote, comment, and share your thoughts on Twitter!!

Weekly Resources

There are new tools coming out almost every day to leverage AI. Here are our top 5 from the past week.

Waalaxy- Find investors and customers with ease

ChatSEO- ChatGPT + 50,000 words of expert SEO content

Codefy ai- Code faster with powerful AI tools

Alphy- Summarize YouTube videos instantly

Jobdai- Discover AI jobs, startups, companies, and benefits

Global Headlines

I never thought I would be writing this, but Maryland license plates are promoting a Filipino gambling website. Yep, you read that correctly, nearly 800,000 license plates have the URL to a gambling website on them after the state of Maryland forgot to renew its right to the domain name. (Link)

As if Amazon didn’t do enough already, there are now talks that the juggernaut may enter into mobile services for prime members. They have been negotiating with the major carriers for several weeks now, but nothing is conclusive. This will be an interesting story to track. (Link)

Elon Musk returns to Beijing to talk with top government officials on the expansion of Tesla. This comes after several top U.S. CEOs have traveled to China over the past few months. (Link)

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